Oceansat-3

Oceansat-3
	ISRO
COSPAR ID	2022-158A
SATCAT no.	54361
Website	https://www.isro.gov.in/
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	OceanSat-3
Indian Space Research Organisation
Launch mass	1,117 kg (2,463 lb)
Power	813 watts
Start of mission
Launch date	26 Nov 2022, 06:26 Indian Space Research Organisation
Entered service	26 November 2022
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Sun-synchronous orbit
Perigee altitude	741.6 km (460.8 mi)
Apogee altitude	743.7 km (462.1 mi)
Inclination	98.4°
Period	99.5 minutes
Instruments
	Oceansat Scatterometer (OSCAT-3), The Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM-3), a Sea Surface Temperature Monitor (SSTM) and the ARGOS-4 data collection system
	Earth observation satellites series ← Oceansat-2 Oceansat-3A →

Oceansat-3 (also known as EOS-06) is an

PSLV rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, First Launch Pad (FLP). The satellite aims to improve the existing remote sensing capabilities related to the field of oceanography.^[1]

Launch

Oceansat-3 was launched from

PSLV rocket of XL configuration, aboard the PSLV-C54 mission along with eight secondary payloads: INS-2B, the Anand satellite, two Thybolt satellites, and four Astrocast satellites.^[3]

References

^ "Oceansat 3, 3A". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
^ Chethan Kumar (Apr 6, 2022). "gaganyaan: 2 Gaganyaan abort tests in August, December; relay satellites next year | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
^ "Oceansat-3 - eoPortal". www.eoportal.org. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2023.

[1] "Oceansat 3, 3A". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2019-12-09.

[2] Chethan Kumar (Apr 6, 2022). "gaganyaan: 2 Gaganyaan abort tests in August, December; relay satellites next year | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-04-08.

[3] "Oceansat-3 - eoPortal". www.eoportal.org. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2023.

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